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Patrick Güldenberg

    Mudbound - die Tränen von Mississippi
    Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
    • Mississippi, 1946: Um als Farmer einer Baumwollplantage Fuß zu fassen, ziehen Laura McAllan und ihr Mann aufs Land. Auf Mudbound gibt es weder fließendes Wasser noch Strom, und die McAllans erhalten Unterstützung durch die Jacksons, ihre afroamerikanischen Pächter. Als deren Sohn Ronsel gemeinsam mit Lauras Schwager Jamie aus dem Krieg in den kleinen Ort zurückkehrt, wird die Freundschaft der beiden Männer unterschiedlicher Hautfarbe schnell zu einer Herausforderung für beide Familien – und Missgunst und Ausgrenzung lassen die Stimmung bald kippen ...

      Mudbound - die Tränen von Mississippi2017
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    • Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

      • 448 Seiten
      • 16 Lesestunden

      This eBook presents the complete adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, classic tales of youth by Mark Twain. In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the orphan boy Tom lives with his Aunt Polly and half-brother Sid. Tom skips school, gets into fights, and spends much of his time with his best friend Huckleberry Finn. Together with Joe Harper, they decide to become pirates and take refuge on an island in the Mississippi River while their families believe they have drowned. In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Huck is under the guardianship of Widow Douglas, who tries to civilize him. Huck escapes on a boat down the Mississippi River into an uncertain future. Initially, he enjoys life on Jackson's Island until he meets Jim, a runaway slave trying to escape from his owner who wants to sell him. Their encounter leads to a long journey of shared escape, marked by friendship and the quest for freedom.

      Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn2010
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